Join the iia for our upcoming webinar Practical Implementation of In-House Electron Beam Sterilization. 📅 Wednesday 20th May, 2026 🕒 3pm - 4pm GMT (7am PDT, 9am CDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST) ✅ Registration available here This session explores how in-house e-beam sterilization is advancing radiation processing, giving manufacturers greater...
A new transportable electron beam system has been launched at the IAEA on the sidelines of its General Conference being held this week. The e-beam is housed in shipping containers that can be loaned out for research and development activities, demonstrations, and training in the operation and...
STERIS has announced the completion of the expansion of its Suzhou, China, facility to include X-ray processing. This investment supplements the existing EO processing facility as part of their commitment to supporting medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing through the provision of technology neutral sterilisation services. Click...
The China X-ray Medical Device Sterilization Launch will take place on 24 September 2025 at 1 pm in the main auditorium of Medtec China 2025 — the International Medical Device Design & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition. Initiated by IBA, the event is co-organized with Steris AST,...
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced their decision to renew the Class IB nuclear substance processing facility operating licence issued to Nordion (Canada) Inc. for a period of 25 years. Nordion, a member of iia, manufacture cobalt-60 sealed sources at their facility located in Ottawa,...
July 30, 2025, marks the official start of operations at BGS Beta-Gamma-Service’s first Electron Beam (E-Beam) facility in the United States, located in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The 100,000-square-foot facility will deliver fully automated E-Beam irradiation services for sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging and biotechnology products. Completed...
On August 20 & 21, Thomas Kroc (US Representative for the iia) will be bringing his irradiation experience to the Marcus Evans 6th Edition of Excellence in Sterilizing Medical Devices in Chicago, Illinois. The event will gather experts to discuss emerging U.S. sterilization trends, regulatory shifts,...
The 'Roadmap to an electron beam or X-ray center for industrial applications' paper, authored by members of the iia Eb/X Working Group, has now been published in a special edition of the journal Radiation Physics and Chemistry (RPC). The paper substantially mirrors the content of the...
Steri-Tek has partnered with IBA, both members of the iia, to install a fully integrated Be Wide X-ray Solution at its Texas sterilisation center, increasing its processing capacity fivefold. The system will enable high-volume sterilisation of full pallets with varied product densities, enhancing throughput and...
A new iia article 'Gamma Irradiation: A Sustainable Future for Medical Device Sterilization' has been published in MD+DI (Medical Devices and Diagnostic Industry). The article discusses the sustainability of gamma irradiation as demand for the technology continues to grow. It looks at sustainability in both the...
The latest iia webinar ‘An Introduction to iia’s Roadmap to an Electron Beam or X-ray Center for Industrial Applications’, held 21st May 2025, is now available to watch back on demand. This webinar introduces the iia’s roadmap to evaluating investment in an electron beam or X-ray...
Sterigenics, a member of iia, has announced the expansion of its Haw River, North Carolina campus to include a new X-Ray facility adjacent to its existing gamma facility. The projected opening is late 2025. This expansion will complement Sterigenics’ existing Gamma network and help meet...
Praneeth Kandlakunta, research assistant professor of nuclear engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University, has received a DARPA-STTR Phase II award for his project, “A microstructured target for high-efficiency X-ray production.” The project builds on Phase I work that...
The latest iia webinar 'Virtual Dose Mapping for use in Radiation Processing', held 11th March 2025, is now available to watch back on demand. The webinar brings together three leading product and service providers, highlights the key features and provides a comparison of Dose Insight, PUFFIn...
ISI E-Beam, a member of iia located in the Philippines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) to advance radiation processing in the Philippines. The collaboration of ISI E-Beam and DOST-PNRI is expected to boost...
The Unit 1 reactor at OPG Darlington is now producing Cobalt-60 following its recent refurbishment and the authorisation issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in June 2024. The reactor was modified during refurbishment to enable it to produce Cobalt-60. OPG will similarly modify the...
The iia will attend and present at Kilmer 2025 Next Generation, Microbiological Quality & Sterility Assurance Conference, taking place 3 - 6 February in Orlando, Florida (USA). Arthur Dumba, iia General Manager, presentation and abstract: Analysis and Considerations for the use of Low Energy Electrons for Sterilization Low...
